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For those that for whatever reason believe these horses are being punished or abused, I challenge you to visit my beautiful state of KY and fly over Lexington and the surrounding areas. I would be willing to bet (because obviously thats all that we do) that 99.9% of the people on this message board would be jealous of the living quarters that these animals are kept. Race horses like Eight Belles do not live in barns out in the back farm, these horses have the ULTIMATE healthcare, attention, training, and living conditions.
This is a multi-billion dollar industry, and ownership and top trainer staus/recognition do not come cheap. The best trainers with the best facilities get to train the best horses. These multi-million dollar animals are pushed to be great runners but the accomodations are as plush as anyone could imagine.
"8belles" I hope horse-heaven is REALLY nice because if not I'll bet you miss your old stall
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